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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2020)
Funny at times
The film certainly has its moments. Obviously it's from a liberal standpoint there's no attempt made to present both viewpoints, any more than there is in a Michael Moore movie. There are certainly funny moments but it's not nearly as outrageous as the original. And there is some hearts in this movie as a relationship between the two protagonists grows. The part with Rudolph Giuliani is way overblown. The only person I saw touching knees was her touching him. He pats her lightly on the back not the rear end and to me it looked much more fatherly than lecherous. She made every attempt in removing his sound equipment and coaxing him into the bedroom to make him look foolish and it failed. He was simply tucking in his pants. Much ado about nothing his treatment of her was fatherly not lecherous. Since I already pay for Amazon Prime it was worth the price of admission I wouldn't pay to see this at a movie theater
Gunsmoke: The Far Places (1963)
Agreed supporting acting wasn't great
I hate to speak at all of the departed but Rees Vaughn was much too laconic in the lead guest role. First of all I'm not showing a reaction to that kiss from that gorgeous woman It didn't seem realistic. And then it just didn't seem like you could work up much passion about anything. I noticed he only had 11 credits and so maybe he moved on to another line of work. As mentioned he's been gone 10 years now. In fairness it should be pointed out that the director may have ordered him to act in that manner feeling it came off as detached or whatever. Well beautiful the young girl also I don't think acquitted herself well until perhaps the end when she had the conversation with the mother. James Arness wasn't a big part of this episode and probably hurt it.. when you're doing 35 hour long episodes a year though the lead has to take a break and he pretty much did that in this episode
Leave It to Beaver: Beaver on TV (1963)
A lot of 60's touchstones
Boy everybody got a mansion here, Rod Serling twice, Jacqueline Kennedy, Bennett Cerf, Jack Part. Nowadays in anticipation of syndication shows don't use references to current personalities or circumstances. I think it's cool that they did back then, although sad that many people watching the show today for the first time may not know any of those great personalities.
Seinfeld: The Pledge Drive (1994)
I have a friend in this episode
At the time of the airing of this episode, I worked for radio station in Chicago. My partner in the morning Abby (I will withhold her last name) have been in Los Angeles collecting some interviews. I don't recall at this late date the circumstances but she was on the set of Seinfeld and they asked her to be an extra. So in the scene where George's boss is at a restaurant eating the candy bar if you look to the right the dark haired woman seated at the table is my friend Abby. we got a lot of mileage out of that on the radio It was fun hard to believe it's 25 years ago
Leave It to Beaver: Eddie's Double-Cross (1960)
Great episode
As it happens I viewed this episode the day after the death of Ken Osmond. and Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow had often said that Ken was the best actor of all of them in the ensemble because he was the one most unlike his character. so obviously even in his youth he was a very fine actor and in this episode you're really good a feeling of pathos and can empathize with him. He's usually bombastic demeanor gets diminished as he is initially hurt by Wally and then is embarrassed because he knows Wally is right and the girl took him for a ride. He's able to display that subtly and the ending conversation with Beaver with Eddie in a conciliatory mood wanting not to lose his best friend in Wally is really a great scene. Overall Ken Osmond really is showcased in this episode and it's appropriate that it airs so close to his death. Very few people can say they created iconic figures. but when somebody mentions the name Eddie Haskell or says someone is Eddie Haskell like you know exactly what they're talking about no matter what your age is. RIP Ken Osmond